Jenson Brooksby and Yosuke Watanuki will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Ilkley Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 1:30 pm on COURT 3. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jenson Brooksby who should win in 3 sets.
Jenson Brooksby -> 1.6
Yosuke Watanuki -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Jenson Brooksby vs. Yosuke Watanuki
There is no head to head record between Jenson Brooksby and Yosuke Watanuki since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Jenson Brooksby
12 - 10win/loss
53
33
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27-23 | 10-10 | 9-4 | 1-4 | 7-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-23 | 16-10 | 2-4 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-12 | 26-8 | 8-1 | 11-2 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 151, Brooksby will start his run in the Ilkley Challenger after he played his last match at the Roland Garros where he lost 6-1 6-2 7-6(2) to Korda in the 2nd round on the 28th of May.
Brooksby has an overall 12-10 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on grass.
His best result of the season was conquering the title in Houston where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 6-4 6-2.
Talking about his overall career, The American has an overall 166-91 record. He has a positive 7-5 record on grass.
Previously in the Ilkley Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Yosuke Watanuki
17 - 11win/loss
159
72
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31-24 | 18-18 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 7-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 11-11 | 9-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-23 | 29-12 | 7-5 | 1-2 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-22 | 19-11 | 6-4 | 15-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-17 | 8-9 | 2-3 | 6-4 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 179, Yousuke will start his run in the Ilkley Challenger after he played his last match in the Birmingham Challenger where he lost 6-1 6-3
to Hijikata in the 2nd round on the 4th of June.Yousuke has a composed 17-11 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Yousuke’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Gwangju Challenger.
In terms of his career, Yousuke has an overall 247-158 record. He has a positive 13-9 record on grass.
Tennis Scores in Ilkley Challenger
- Leandro RiediRiedi – Jay ClarkeClarke (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Henry SearleSearle – Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – Chris RodeschRodesch (6-1 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Harold MayotMayot (3-6 7-5 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Marin CilicCilic – Paul JubbJubb (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alex BoltBolt – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Borna GojoGojo – Billy HarrisHarris (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – James Kent TrotterKent Trotter (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ugo BlanchetBlanchet – Lloyd HarrisHarris (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Oliver CrawfordCrawford – Brandon HoltHolt (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – (0-0) – H2H and prediction